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c/concrete-finishers•henryp40henryp40•1mo ago

Thought power troweling was always faster until I did a 2000 sq ft garage floor by hand last Tuesday

Ngl, I always grabbed the power trowel for big jobs but my buddy challenged me to do a whole garage slab with a hand float and magnesium finish. Took me 6 hours compared to usual 2 but the surface came out way flatter with no swirl marks. Anyone else ever ditch the machine and get better results by hand?
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danielnelson
Dude that's brutal but respect for sticking with it.
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sean_cooper58
My uncle went through the same thing back in '04, just kept at it.
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paige331
paige3311mo ago
Man that's wild, did your uncle ever figure out what finally made it click for him? @danielnelson was saying it's brutal, but I'm curious if there was one thing that turned it around.
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